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taken lying down

taken lying down is the past participle of take lying down.

Meaning of take lying down

Verb

take lying down (third-person singular simple present takes lying down, present participle taking lying down, simple past took lying down, past participle taken lying down)

  1. (transitive) To endure without complaint or protest.
    • I don't know what they expect, but I am certainly not going to take this lying down.

Questions about taken lying down

What is taken lying down the past participle of?
Taken lying down is the past participle of take lying down.

Words near taken lying down in the dictionary

  1. taken leave
  2. taken leave of one's senses
  3. taken liberties
  4. taken lightly
  5. taken long
  6. taken lying down
  7. taken matters into one's own hands
  8. taken no for an answer
  9. taken no notice of
  10. taken no prisoners
  11. taken note

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